The Pecha Kucha Experience

I had never heard about Petschatschka before we were introduced to this method of presenting in class.
It was certainly a challange to create a presentation according to such a strict set of rules

The Making of...

The making of process was quite a lot of fun, I enjoyed working in a team. After doing a lot of research we ended up with quite a lot of text and kept condensing until it could be spoken in 20 seconds. In this respect I liked the restrictions as it makes it easier to pluck up to courage to trim a text to its very essentials. The recording process was also quite enjoyable as Dominik owns top-notch equipment. The time restriction also has the advantage that you have to concern yourself with your speaking pace. Often people don't realize how slow or fast they speak.

The Product...

I was quite satisfied with our Pecha Kucha. I think that alternating with a partner while speaking helps you to not only stay focused but also keeps your voice time to relax and your mouth doesn't go dry as quickly. The power point served well as a timer.

Next time...

I think next time I would be much more efficient in determining the amount of words that can be spoken in 20 seconds. Maybe I would aim for a "redder thread".

Overall...

While I am sure that the Pecha Kucha method is very useful if there are quite a lot of presenters I also think that some topics will "get killed" by all the restrictions.
What I did learn from the Pecha Kucha presentations is that it is very proficient to condense the information you want to deliver as much as possible. The more you get it to the point, the more likely people are to remember what you said.